Ellen Harvey: A Whitney for the Whitney at Altria

Jan 22–Apr 3, 2003

A black and white photograph of a person standing against a wall, covered entirely in cardboard boxes that are arranged to resemble a humanoid figure. The boxes are taped together, and the person's head is also covered with a box, obscuring their identity. The image has a border with the text "DAY 1" printed on the bottom right corner, suggesting it might be part of a series or project. The setting appears to be a room with a carpeted floor.
A black and white photograph of a person standing against a wall, covered entirely in cardboard boxes that are arranged to resemble a humanoid figure. The boxes are taped together, and the person's head is also covered with a box, obscuring their identity. The image has a border with the text "DAY 1" printed on the bottom right corner, suggesting it might be part of a series or project. The setting appears to be a room with a carpeted floor.

Hirsch Perlman, Day 1.1, 1998–2001. Gelatin silver print, vinyl, tape, oil and pushpins, sheet (Vinyl): 29 15/16 × 24 in. (76 × 61 cm) Sheet (Print): 23 7/8 × 20 in. (60.6 × 50.8 cm) Image (Irregular): 22 × 18 1/2 in. (55.9 × 47 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Painting and Sculpture Committee, the Contemporary Committee, Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo and The Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc. 2002.166a-e

Ellen Harvey: A Whitney for the Whitney at Altria was curated by Shamim M. Momin.

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